He Australian Open It starts this Sunday in Melbourne, and will do so in the presence of some of the favorites for the title. This will not be the case of Carlos Alcaraz, who was not one of the organization’s picks to inaugurate the first Grand Slam of the season.
The men’s competition will start with 16 matches from the bottom of the draw, where The rivalry between Alexander Zverev and Lucas Pouille is noteworthy.
So, to see Alcaraz in action we will have to wait until Monday (time to be determined), date when Kazakh Aleksander Shevchenko will be measured. The debut of Novak Djokovic against American Nishesh Basavareddy.
Those who will take the court on the first day of competition are Jaume Munar, Alejandro Davidovich and Pedro Martínez. The challenge for the Spaniard is high in his rivalry with the Norwegian Casper Ruud, while the Malaga native will face the Chinese Juncheng Shang and the Valencian will face the Italian Luciano Darderi.
It won’t be until Tuesday when we see the current champion, Jannik Sinner, in actionwho will seek his place in the second round against Chilean Nicolás Jarry.
In the women’s category, Paula Badosa, among others, will play this Sundayagainst the Chinese Xinyu Wang, Jessica Bouzasbefore the British Sonay Kartal, and Aryna Sabalenkawho will star in the match of the day against American Sloane Stephens.
Source: La Verdad
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